catechese

See also: catéchèse

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin catēchēsis with subsequent influence of French catéchèse. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌkaː.teːˈxeː.zə/, /ˌkaː.təˈxeː.zə/
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Hyphenation: ca‧te‧che‧se
Rhymes: -eːzə

Noun

catechese f (uncountable)

(Christianity) catechesis (religious instruction)
Synonym: catechisatie

Latin

Noun

catēchēse

ablative singular of catēchēsis

Portuguese

Noun

catechese f (plural catecheses)

Obsolete spelling of catequese (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).